A Momentary Lapse of Reason (“Why Pink Floyd…?” Discovery edition)

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Annotation

LC 0299 Parlophone
Original Release 07 September 1987
Matrix id: www.takt.eu 2100003174505 0289592 IFPI LK98 IFPI UU008

Annotation last modified on 2023-08-30 22:17 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Signs of Life
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
effects [sound effects] and synthesizer:
Bob Ezrin
guitar and synthesizer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
synthesizer:
Jon Carin
synthesizer [Kurzweil]:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
spoken vocals:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
Signs of Life
composer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
3.14:24
2Learning to Fly
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set) and effects [sound effects] and spoken vocals:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
keyboard:
Jon Carin and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
percussion:
Bob Ezrin and Steve Forman (US percussionist)
background vocals:
Darlene Koldenhaven, Donnie Gerrard, Phyllis St. James, Carmen Twillie and Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
Learning to Fly
writer:
Jon Carin, Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Anthony Moore (UK experimental musician, aka Anthony More)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
3.54:53
3The Dogs of War
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set):
Carmine Appice
guitar and lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Hammond organ:
Bill Payne
keyboard:
Jon Carin
saxophone:
Scott Page (instruments for Pink Floyd/Supertramp) and Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
background vocals:
Darlene Koldenhaven, Donnie Gerrard, Phyllis St. James and Carmen Twillie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
The Dogs of War
writer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Anthony Moore (UK experimental musician, aka Anthony More)
publisher:
Concord Copyrights Ltd., Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
3.456:06
4One Slip
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Chapman stick [stick]:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Michael Landau
keyboard:
Jon Carin and Bob Ezrin
percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
background vocals:
Darlene Koldenhaven, Donnie Gerrard, Phyllis St. James and Carmen Twillie
lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
One Slip
writer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Phil Manzanera
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
2.855:10
5On the Turning Away
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
Hammond organ and background vocals:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
percussion:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
synthesizer:
Jon Carin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
On the Turning Away
lyricist:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Anthony Moore (UK experimental musician, aka Anthony More)
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Concord Copyrights Ltd., Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
3.455:42
6Yet Another Movie
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner and Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
effects [sound effects]:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
guitar and lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
keyboard:
Jon Carin
percussion:
Steve Forman (US percussionist)
saxophone:
John Helliwell
synthesizer:
Pat Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
additional remixer:
James Guthrie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
Yet Another Movie
writer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Patrick Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
16:13
7Round and Around
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
keyboard:
Jon Carin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
Round and Around
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
21:13
8A New Machine, Part 1
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
synthesizer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Pat Leonard (producer, songwriter and pianist)
vocoder and lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
A New Machine, Part 1 (from 1986-11 until 1987-08)
lyricist and composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
part of:
A New Machine
2.21:47
9Terminal Frost
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drum machine, effects [sound effects] and tom-tom:
Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd)
guitar:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Hammond organ, piano and synthesizer [Kurzeil]:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
keyboard:
Jon Carin and Bob Ezrin
percussion:
Bob Ezrin
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
synthesizer:
Jon Carin
background vocals:
Darlene Koldenhaven, Donnie Gerrard, Phyllis St. James and Carmen Twillie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
Terminal Frost
composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
2.86:17
10A New Machine, Part 2
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
synthesizer, vocoder and lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
A New Machine, Part 2 (from 1986-11 until 1987-08)
lyricist and composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
part of:
A New Machine
2.150:39
11Sorrow
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Jackson (UK recording engineer/prog musician)
other instruments [sequencer] programming:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
assistant engineer:
Jeff DeMorris, Marc DeSisto, Stan Katayama and Robert (Ringo) Hrycyna
producer:
Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
additional keyboard and keyboard:
Jon Carin
bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drum machine, guitar and lead vocals:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
synthesizer [Kurzweil]:
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd keyboardist)
background vocals:
Darlene Koldenhaven, Donnie Gerrard, Phyllis St. James and Carmen Twillie
additional remixer:
James Guthrie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011, in 2016) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 2011)
recording of:
Sorrow
lyricist and composer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
publisher:
Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
3.258:47

Credits

Release

manufactured in:EU (Europe)
additional photography:Robert Mort (photographer)
photography:Robert Dowling
mastering:James Guthrie (in 2011)
Joel Plante (UK engineer) (in 2011)
illustration:Andrew Ellis (graphic designer)
design:StormStudios
Storm Thorgerson (graphic designer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Pink Floyd (1987) Ltd. (in 2011)
licensed to:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
pressed by and glass mastered by:www.takt.eu (Polish manufacturer)
recorded at:A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Astoria (David Gilmour’s houseboat studio) in Hampton, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Audio International Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Britannia Row Studios (first location, 1975-1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
The Village Recorders (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mastered at:das boot recording in California, United States (in 2011)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3415752 [info]